In Beyond Boundaries: Leading Great SEND Provision Across a Trust (2024) edited by Natalie Packer and David Bartram[1] I set … Continue reading Provision Mapping: How does it work and why should Leaders care about it?
As a SENDCo I was often frustrated by the lack of domain specific knowledge- about the realities of the role … Continue reading Leading and supporting SENDCos: A practical guide for those that line manage SEND
As a leader of SEND there are some phrases that trip off my tongue very readily, ‘every teacher a teacher … Continue reading Not another blog on high quality teaching
The term ‘radical’ has roots. Literally. It comes from the Latin radix, meaning “having roots”. Entering Middle English, the word … Continue reading Radical Inclusion
Inclusion is on everybody’s lips right now. From Ofsted to Government, the edu-sphere seems keenly aware we have a problem … Continue reading What actually is Inclusion? Beyond via negativa.
In one of my favourite books Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer (2013) contrasts the noun-centric English with more verb-centred Indigenous … Continue reading Towards a Curriculum of Animacy
I promised last week I’d share some of my previous work around attachment and why I think it’s a relevant … Continue reading Attachment: What’s it got to do with leadership?
I’m currently reading The Anxious Generation: How the great rewiring of childhood is causing an epidemic of mental illness by … Continue reading ‘Safetyism’ and scaffolding: What my seedlings have taught me
I wrote recently about the importance of teacher presence starting with teachers being more present in the classroom. Those of … Continue reading Teacher Presence: A listening based approach
This is an extract drawn from Chapter 6 of my 2022 book Leading Mindfully for Healthy and Successful Schools on … Continue reading Reflection
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